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  • The Fall S3 E2 His Troubled Thoughts

    The Fall S3 E2 His Troubled Thoughts

    Episode 2 of season 3 of The Fall is “His Troubled Thoughts.” This is the episode where we discover that Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) thinks it’s 2006 and that he was injured in a car accident. Is amnesia a defense? Beware the spoilers.

  • The Fall S3 E1 Silence and Suffering

    The Fall S3 E1 Silence and Suffering

    Are you ready for the epic battle between Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) and Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan)? Here we go! The Fall season 3, episode 1 is “Silence and Suffering.” It begins seconds after the finale of season 2. Beware the spoilers.

  • Watch This: The Fall so far

    Watch This: The Fall so far

    The Fall season 3 reaches Netflix US on Saturday Oct 29. I’ll be glued to the TV all week watching and recapping episodes here.

  • The Fall S2 E6 What is in me Dark Illumine

    The Fall S2 E6 What is in me Dark Illumine

    The Fall ends season 2 with a 90 minute episode. Whether this is really the end is up for debate in the last few seconds of the episode. Until then we have a very satisfactory accumulation of evidence for putting Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) in prison forever.

  • The Fall, S2 E5: The Perilous Edge of Battle

    The Fall, S2 E5: The Perilous Edge of Battle

    The Fall episode 5 is called “The Perilous Edge of Battle.” Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) has fallen. If the police can produce the evidence, he’ll be out of circulation forever. It’s one of the tensest and most nail-biting episodes in this suspense-filled series. Here are the basics of the episode. Spoilers everywhere. Paul goes through…

  • The Fall S2 E4: The Mind is its Own Place

    The Fall S2 E4: The Mind is its Own Place

    Episode 4 of The Fall begins with the forensics people digging through DS Stella Gibson’s (Gillian Anderson) hotel room. They take her computer and her dream diary to examine for clues. As this is happening, Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) is reading her diary from the photographs he took. It isn’t even my diary and his…

  • The Fall, S2 E3: Beauty Hath Strange Power

    The Fall, S2 E3: Beauty Hath Strange Power

    Episode 3 of The Fall is patient waiting for the police to gather up enough evidence against Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) to make an arrest. The police slowly put together clues as the episode plays out. There’s also stark terror at what Paul Spector may do next. For once, an episode isn’t all terrifying: there’s…

  • The Fall, S2 E2: Night Darkens the Street

    The Fall, S2 E2: Night Darkens the Street

    The tension is unbearable and scary as hell in episode 2 of The Fall. Season 1 was more cerebral. Now the tension is mounting, and the danger has gone way up. There are spoilers. The music, the pace, and Jamie Dornan’s performance as a menacing killer make everything about this episode terrifying. The music is…

  • The Fall S2 E1: These Troublesome Disguises

    The Fall S2 E1: These Troublesome Disguises

    The BBC’s The Fall season 2 is now on Netflix. I’m going to review one episode a day until all 6 episodes are recapped. There are lots of spoilers. A Quick Review of Season 1 Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) is called to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to help the police with the murders of…

  • Next Week: The Fall, The Fall, The Fall

    Next Week: The Fall, The Fall, The Fall

    The Fall, season 2, begins on Netflix at midnight tonight, January 16. Starting Monday and for the next six days, Old Ain’t Dead will be dedicated to The Fall. On Monday and Tuesday of next week, there will also be recaps of the two shows I’ve been recapping on Monday and Tuesday. The Fall is…